Income inequality study finds gap widening in Indiana

5:30 PM,
Nov. 15, 2012

Written by

Maureen Groppe
Gannett

The gap between the richest and poorest Hoosier households grew faster than in all but five other states in recent years, a new report concludes.

In the late 1990s, the income of the richest fifth of Hoosier households was about six times the income of the poorest fifth. By the mid-2000s, the rich made eight times as much, according to a report released today from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute.

Those think tanks focus on policies affecting low- and moderate-income families and on workers. ...